"I do not like the concept of linear time," Fredrika said to me, "moments and feelings should be more important".This was her thought behind this tattoo:I met Fredrika in Penn Station last month and she was kind enough to [...]
Showing posts with label bands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bands. Show all posts
Heart Not Time
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, October 23, 2010
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Waiter, There's a Marlin in My Cactus!
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Believe it or not, I still have a couple of lingering pre-September tattoo encounters to write about, one of which is this bizarre tattoo I spotted two months ago today:This tattoo on Michael's right ankle is one of three [...]
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Two Rocking Tattoos from Joe
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, August 5, 2010
I met Joe last month outside of Penn Station and he shared two tattoos with us.First is this hellcat:Why this cat? It's a design, Joe says, inspired by the band Rancid, whose music appears on Hellcat Records. Not to mention, [...]
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Sealed with a Snake
Posted by Unknown on Friday, July 16, 2010
I spotted Steve one day, and got him to share this rattlesnake tattoo on his right arm:Steve has three tattoos and is bass player for a band called S.W.A.K.He came up with the design and had Gary, owner of Shotsie's Tattoo [...]
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Penny's Metal Collage
Posted by Unknown on Friday, July 9, 2010
Penny made me feel old.And I mean no disrespect to her. She was more than cooperative when I stopped and asked her about the unique and colorful tattoo that graces her upper left arm.However, I was working at a technical [...]
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Elektra and the Seven-Legged Spider (with Some Dresden Dolls, to Boot)
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, July 8, 2010
Elektra has, in her words, "nine and a half" tattoos, and was kind enough to share two of them with us.First up is this spider on her left thigh:It's not a specific type of spider (sorry, arachnophiliacs) but it does have [...]
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An Update from Victor
Posted by Unknown on Saturday, May 15, 2010
I don't often run into Tattoosday subjects more than once, but when one works in the same neighborhood, it's often tough NOT to run into them.Case in point is my friend Victor, who I first met here in an example of what [...]
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Tattoosday's Brush with Greatness: Joan Jett in Union Square
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, May 5, 2010
"Timing is everything," goes one saying, and "it's the little things" is also a phrase true to my heart.Before we venture on a little diversion, let's remind ourselves that Tattoosday is about "meeting and appreciating body [...]
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Daniel's Machine Head Tattoo
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, December 15, 2009
I met Daniel in Penn Station yesterday, one of the few people with short sleeves, and certainly the only person with visible ink.Visiting from Perth, in Western Australia, Daniel has seven tattoos, and he offered up the [...]
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Darren's Trio of Tattoos
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, December 10, 2009
I was contemplating the best way to approach a rather imposing figure who was completely covered in ink, when Darren passed me at the entrance to K-Mart in Penn Station.When I caught up to him in the store, I introduced [...]
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Shiri's Logos
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 29, 2009
"Excuse me," I called, loudly, on the 34th Street train platform, "Can I ask you about your tattoo?"Anyone reading this who has been featured here may recognize this as my opening salvo. Most people are open to my questions. [...]
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Maggie, a Fan of Pink, Shares Some Ink
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, October 25, 2009
One of the pluses of working near Madison Square Garden is that concert-goers and fans are always about.Occasionally, they can be found camped out near the artists' entrance on 33rd Street. The presence of fans milling about [...]
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